Traction-engine.



D. P. DAVIES. TRACTION ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00128, 1914.

' Pueued DCC. 26,1916.

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hun: me ur more ui" iLlw wlwvls tlicrou'lE inurl in. u l'urruu'. m which rus/w ulime ilu' -ruu'r slewing wlwfl unil ilu? drivin; wlmci lu itrzu'u a murciulily. rQs\ lling in lili@ wml:-

i miilig :mil riuliugr ui pui-rs lwrcof. nder urli miuliiimis, it is ulmul impossibie to v.uru iii@ irst furrow slruiglii. mui. in ordm' ilu uwrroui@ tlw sul@ slruiu whirh exists, :mii uw ulrmiv und liulziuw lie tractor` il. is the pren-rire tu lwurily wright thi from; #smi mi' the irucfr. in soma instances, with Several liumlrej-(i pound uli iuoail in lille endeavor lo pr? `vul; its fi'mii, emi from twisting or ruiming; away' from lle frirmw. in uther iuslizmffes Wlxere ivm 'from steering wueels are riraphrvwl willi ou@ large driving wheel iwiiiig un jue unplowr f 'fimma such zirriiiigeiuelui prriuis "rile (lrive Wlieei to im r, '-:1le r=.\ii wi'li u i" uiii0tom pluw, but, when lire number or' puwl', rQfiuceri. im unequal 1li; und dir; sume afb .21S 'iw/rei.

Specification of Lehrers L aient.

iu'rirrwii Eifer. 2552 filifiii.

serial im 563,127.

utruigjlxl Emili ut iis forward cuil und mirrasiuliugf unusual are :mil luliur ou lic purr. of liu uperriur tu prewnt such irreguiur irurcl.

The objrx; uf my iufrutiii is 30 ubvizitr liv -zliliii'ultifss puiul'ml uut muil tu prmlur@ u rumur vsporiully mlzipi'ml l'ur use. uu wlmi muy lu: uuusiilorwl suuxll fum` Wliirli sliull lm wlupuruirifly light iu uriglit..pvrirljc imluurrrl 21ml suulc. uml so cmisruiiwltliut xviii-Ii uperuied 'fur piuwiug :ill ui' its 'wlicvis will i 'urolunly upuu uuplmveil soil, uml lli@ grammi urruugremcnt surli tlzul :my sill@ (irui'i upon lie irzu'ur from 'the pluws. wiil la@ overl-mue uml tlm tractor iiiuiiitziiuml iii u sruigli line of travul.- lsu, lmt alle uporulor iuuj.' ne S0 positioned us,

to be wiml iu murouiout rourii 0i" the various merlinuiruus i'ur ruiiiroilingj like trui-'tur :imi i0 have nu uuollsruvmi 'virw 0i' the lust Cul; furrow uml 'lle \\url-: living urcmnplisiicd, :is Wfeli su; utlwr i'ruzurcs. irliirli will liereiuuier mori Vlull}v appvur.

in lim urcuzupuxiyiugg drawings, which infirm u puri liereul'. Fiiijurix i is u pluri u? my uuprovwl t urlor showing :i twwlmmu plow rmiirriexl tlivrn :ruil Figi. is, ai rcul rlm'utiun if @he rul'ur.

In Suid lru.\'iu;5, ille portions murlceri 5 iue'livzii the uiuiu fram@ uf my ilrq'irowfi ruriur. whirli is; prei'erubiy ui 'pluim rec terugrulnr design, subszuitiziily :is indicated iii Fig. i. in the foi-wurd mui of Said 'Y pivutuiiy mouuii u 5mm-ing: wlw-eel,

'f1-unie. i (3, in u Suitable lueurinflj, '7, uf :my w-'Jrii known Ur approved (fouslructiun, im upper @mi U the pifoful hierber, f3, bei-ugr llimviilfe ivigii u girar (not s'limvi; inclu; fr in :i Casimir, S, Willi ,Yliic'lx :i steering rod,4 iii, ruuiuimicu 'by means of worin, il, salici rmi extending; rwirwurfily :and provided with a liurui wired. i2, zu; usuali, :meh arrangement oi? the pivniui mounting und :slewing being 0i: any fir-- rlinazy or weil lfiwii form. i-ehinl, Suid wheel 6 is mouneri :i nic-orR i4? 0f :my up prupriuir: Ciiarucer. and in die rear of? sai@ motor is i con :aiif'ixly wide drive Wires, 15., sniffl steeriri imei, mslm im@ rim Wheel birig mii el und moimel in like frame in tandem so as to insure their substantially perfect alinement and balance, ,s they are so positioned in the Aframe in relation to eachother that their combined weight is equally distributed. At one side of said main frame and rigidly attached thereto, I provide an auxiliary frame, 1o, which may be braced at its'forward end to the main frame by arod or bar, 17, and to which auxiliary frame and main frame 5 the axle, 18, of drive Wheel 15 is secured. At the outer end of said axle, l mount a guide Wheel, 20, which may be readily converted into an idler or traction Wheel, as desired. Mounted upon said auxiliary frame, and associated with said motor, is suitable trans mission mechanism, 22, comprising a system of gearing of any desired character, which in turn communicates with a gearing, 23, (indicated in dotted lines) in drive wheel 15, and imparts motion to said wheel in a manner well known in the art. Also, upon said auxiliary frame, l support a tuel sup- `ply tank, 24, by suitable supports, as 25, 25

and, at the forward end of thev main frame, a fan and radiator, 26, 27, of any suitable Character may be supported for a well known purpose.

At one side of the main frame, upon the motor shaft, Q8, 1 nmount transmission gearing, 30, 31, which imparts motion through shaft, 32, to the transmission mechanism 22 in a well knownA manner. A. friction pulley, 33, is also mounted upon mot-or shaft 28 and is controlled through the lever mechanism, 34, 35, to actuate the transmission mechanisms to impart rotary motion to drive wheel 15 or driving power to other machinery in a .manner well known in the art, said lever 35 extending to within convenient reach of the operator who occupies seat, 36. Guide wheel 2() is mountedupon axle 18 in a manner to normally act as an idler, but may be utilized as a traction wheel by engaging clutch member, 38, on said axle with clutch member, 39, on said guide wheel, through the manipulation of shipper rod, 40, communicating with member 38 in a well known manner, said rod being under control ofthe operator by means of lever,

. 41, and connecting links, 4Q, 43, as will be readily understood. Also, arranged 1n proximity to the drivers seat Sli is the usual controlling lever, l5, suitably connected to 4the motor t'or reversing tion of the tractor', in a well known For the purpose of illustrating,r and describing my improved tractor as a plowingengine, l have shown` Fig. 1, a two-bottom plow, 50, attached thereto by n suitable hitch, 51, connected to a looped member, 52, orotherwise on the main trame 5 of the tractor, which attachment as shown is made medianly othe drive Wheel so that the the mo-v neces-ie draft on the plow will be in directlinewith the drive wheel, motor and steering wheel.. As thusv arranged, the forward plow will, lie in proper range for the succeeding furrow', while the drive Wheel and the romain# der of the tract-or will travel upon the unplowed ground, the edge ot said wheel being an appreciable distance from the edge olf the last cut furrow, as is apparent by refer ence to Fig. 1 which indicates said furrow in an irregular line. are employed, the hitch 5l is attached to lthe middle of the plow frame, so that the drive Wheel will be a much greater distance.

from the furrow', that is, approximately one and a half times the width occupied by one plow, and, when the tractor is utilized iior drawing:f vehicles, they are connected to hitch member, 53, at'the rear of the auxiliary frame, so that the vehicle wheels 'will be properly positioned to regularly follow in the tread of tractor wheels 15, 20. During the operation of plowing with any desired number of plow's, guide Wheel 20 acts as an idler and holds the tractor as a whole in a straight line of travel, counteracting any tendency of the forward end to turn away from the last cut furrow, .so that by proper manipulation ot the steering,- wheel, and the counter effect of the guide wheel, l am enabled to obviate anyI lateral distribution of the draft and maintain the tractor in an unswerving path, and in actual prac.

tice l have demonstrated that said steering wheel requires but slight attention as 1t nor-l mally maintains a direct course without'- tendency to turn unless influenced by unusual earth format-ions. The drive-wheel aiid guide-wheel, being: or" the same diam@ eterand mounted upon the saine axle, are spaced the proper distance apart so' that they will tread ,in wagon tracks when the Atractor is propelled over roads, and when thus travelingl may, if desired, throw in clutch 38-39 so that said guide wheel will have the same peripheral speed as the main drive-wheel and become a traction wheel and thus impart additional 'propelling power t'o the tractor, or where it is unnee cssary to maintain it in the latter position, l can at will so change it to assist in driving' through sandy or sott spots or rute,

which is of considerable advantage, as l am thus enabled, where necessity demands, to impart additional traction power to the tractor as a whole, and thus readily move through ruts or the like.

ln the use of traction engine for plow* ing, so `far as l am aware, much di'lliculty is experienced in finishing .the lield, and. a portion oi the land remains unplowed because of the lack of space between 'fences or other obstructions and the last cut fue row, which limits the employment of the lfilhere three plows engine beyond its ordinary width. llihcn iinishing with my improved tractor, however, l propel the machine and plowe in a direction opposite to that whieh had been traveled, with the result that the idler wheel will occupy a position in the newly plowed soil, so that a greater space will exist hetiveen the orive wheel and fence, and said wheel is thus enabled to travel over land which with the ordinary type of tractor would not be possible to plow. Under these cireurnstances it is highly important and of material advantage that the idler wheel be capable oi being. locked to the drive axle to give it traction power, and which insures that there will he uniform traction between vit and the drive wheel, whereby ani enabled to propel the tractor in soft earth.

l claim as my invention:

l. ln a traction engine, the combination of a inain trarne, an auxiliary traine rigidly eonnected therewith, a Adrive wheel axle secured by said frames, a drive wheel on said axle within said main trame, and converti hle traction and guide wheel of substantially the same diameter as said drive-wneel .mounted on said axle adjacent said auxiliary fra-me. i

2. vlin a traction engine, the combination of a main frame, an auxiliary frame aseociated therewith, a drive wheel axle supported by said ir'anies, a drive wheel on said axle within said main frame, a guide and traction wheel on said adjacent said auxiliary trame, and means associated with said axle and guide-wheel for converting the saine into an idler or traction wheel.

3. 'In traction engine, the c miioinati0n of a main traine, a steeing wheel, motor and drive wheel mounted in said frame in tandem, an axle Supporting said drive wheel, an auxiliary freine associated with said inain frame, and a `guide and traction wheel of substantially the same diameter as said guide-wheel mounted on said axle adjacent :said auxiliary trarne.

ll. In a traction engine, the combination of a main' frame, an auxiliary trarne a.s soeiated therewith, a drive wheel axle eupported by said frames, a drive wheel on said axle within said main traine, a guide and traction wheel on said axle adjacent said auxiliary traine, a motor mounted on said main frame in advance of said drive .Wheeh a steeringi wheel mounted in said main frame in advance ot said-motor, means associated with said motor and Said drive wheel tor imparting motion to the latter, means for operating said steering wheel, and means associati-d with said axle and adjustable iu relation thereto for converting said guide wheel into an idler or traction wheel.

5. A traction engine eomprising a main.

upon eald axle and adjustable in remt preventing; the forward end iliary traine and cominurc frame, an auxiliary Ytraine at one side thre oi a Steering wheel ,and dr've wheel mounted in said n'iaih traine in tandem A; travel over uniirlowed Soil, an alle carr by said 'trainee for supporting said dlvf wheel, a guide and traction .vluel inouu theretoand positioned adjacent said aanliiary trame to maintain said traction engine in straight line ot' travel, and means `for converting said guide wheel into a 'traction wheel to assist said drive wheel 'in propellingsaid engine.

G. l: traction engine coinrrisin; a main frame, an auxiliary frame aseoeiated there-1 with, and rigidly connected. thereto, an axle a0 Supported by said frame, a Steering wheel, :motor and drive wheel mounted in said main frame in tandem, means for attaching a plow to Said frame positioned in a median line of said dri wheel, a guido wheel oi' S5 substantially the saine diameter as' Said drive-wheel mounted upon axle and associated with said auxiliary traine for ot said ne from turning' and :mainte1T -ing the a a straight line oi trai/eh ul i elated with said axle nd said giurie wheel whereby the latter may he c vertel in" a tractor wheel to cooperate vf h drive an axle support l hy said ramee and upon. which Said driven 7heel Tainted., transmission meeha ein mounted.

nio-tor and Sad inunicating w said engine into a iup; enginn and a guide wheel adji axle and .ieeoeiated frame for '.uiaintaining straight Vline of travel S i uti arid l for propelling' said ,livr-ya 8. in a 'traotion en :mation of a main traine, and drive wheel mantel," ing rod co-inrn, eating i wheel for o i l' saine audextending to one Side ot' th a clutch meehanisin associated teh operating lever rouimiui 2G clutch mechanism oigeiat,

land extendingto one side of the e proximity to Said steering; rod, an au frame associated with said main it' v guide wheel adjacent said auxiliary me, 125

clutch Inechanieni associ f" l with sail `traido wheel, and an operating ing: with said clutch mei ing the salme and p ostiond n ploxmity to said steing rod.

9'; A traction engine yincluduag a frame, a steer-ing Whee, P, drive Wheel, an .idler Wheel. a single axle for-supporting'sad dve-l and idler Wheels, said Wheels being so disposed as to 'travel on unplowed ground., and clutch mechanism assocmted 'Wlth. said axle' and I said idlenwheewh'eebythey135mm' aan be convrfed into a traction wheel to cpmte 10 .with said drive Whee in propellnglsaicl engine y N In testimony whereof l aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVE) P. DVIES.

Witnesses:

M.' EEIIIOLM,r

3.11. W'ALSH. 

